Snow Accumulation in the Talos Dome Area: Preliminary Results

• Published in: Climate Dynamics
• Main Authors: Frezzotti, M., Proposito, M., Urbini, S., Gandolfi, S.
• Other Authors: Frezzotti, M.; ENEA, Laboratory for Climate Observations, Roma - Italy, Proposito, M.; ENEA, Laboratory for Climate Observations, Roma - Italy, Urbini, S.; Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, Gandolfi, S.; DISTART, Università di Bologna – Italy, ENEA, Laboratory for Climate Observations, Roma - Italy, Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia, Sezione Roma2, Roma, Italia, DISTART, Università di Bologna – Italy
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Terra Antartica Publication 2008
• Subjects: Ice Dome; Mass Balance; GPR; GPS; 02. Cryosphere::02.02. Glaciers::02.02.06. Mass balance; Antarctic; Ross Sea; Southern Ocean; Talos Dome; Taylor Dome; Antarc*; ice core; Ice Sheet
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2122/4047

Determining snow accumulation is one of the principal challenges in mass balance studies and in the interpretation of ice core records. Accurate knowledge of the spatial distribution of snow accumulation is fundamental for understanding the present mass balance and its implication on sea level chang...